Ego Death Oxymoron

what if
the idea of a separate ego
blocking progress to enlightenment
is an illusion

there may or may not be an ego
but if there is
it's not separate and cannot die
and yet no one can be told this is so
when everyone is thoroughly indoctrinated
to believe the separate ego is real

to think this separate ego can be overcome
by a decision centered in the ego
(for where else does the decision come from?)
is evidence enough that enlightenment
for the separate ego believers
recedes from their grasp
with each ego attempt
to encounter and kill off
their ego